With My Runners Now, They Get Two

You Have To Change Things In Order To Get To Where You Want To Go. And Things Might Get Worse. But If You're Not Getting Where You Want To Be, Already, In A Sense, It's As Bad As It Can Get.

I've Run A Lot Of Miles Over The Years, Some Fast And Some Not So Fast. I've Won Some Big Races And I've Had Some Big Disappointments, But I Enjoy The Freedom Of Running And The Challenge Of Training And Competition As Much Now As When I First Started Back In High School.

I'm Interested In Dathan Ritzenhein's Future In The Marathon, And I Believe That's Where We Need To Address Some Issues He Seems To Have. He's Had Good Marathon Coaches - Both Brad Hudson And Me. He's Figured Out The Fueling. He's Got This Incredible Aerobic Engine. But Something's Still Wrong.

I Think In Running, To Be Honest, That Even Though Athletes Are Very Dedicated And Are Willing To Train And Do Whatever They Need To Do To Prepare, More Often Than Not They're Not In A Very Professional Environment Where You've Got A High Performance Director And A Coach That Are Really Monitoring Your Daily Activities.

I Like The Marathon Because It's One Race Where You Can Find Out Who's Really The Toughest. On The Track, Sometimes A Guy Can Just Pull Away, And You Want To Stay With Him But You Don't Have The Leg Speed. The Marathon Is Slow Enough That Anyone Can Stay With You If He Wants, If He Has The Will. The Marathon Is Ultimately A Test Of Will.